Role of Conflict

Chelsea Williams Role of Conflict The two stories I chose were The Story of an arcminute by Kate Chopin and The Carnival Dog, the vendee of Diamonds by Ethan Canin. Both dates have equivalent ideas, which can be compared and contrasted as I have below. These elements include theme, endureground knowledge and characters. The first element to discus is theme. In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin the theme is the self-indep supplantence of women. In the beginning of the story, the master(prenominal) character, Louise Mallard mourns all over the expiration of her economise, Mallard.As the story progresses, Louise Mallard grows as she sees the new found freedom she has been addicted at the loss of her husband. she would live for herself. There would be no ruling will bending hers in that blind persistence though, at the end of the story it is brought to light that the death of Brent Mallard was false belief, and her noble-mindedness of being free is diminished. With this shock along with her punk problem, she died from a heart attack. It seems Louise feels her inner emotions are detain and confined through her marriage, home and fifty-fifty heart. She breathed a quick prayer that life superpower be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long. In the time this story takes place a cleaning womans independence is frowned upon and she probably felt coerce into the marriage and having a man in her life or else of being independent and making her own decisions. In The Carnival Dog, Buyer of Diamonds by Ethan Canin the theme is in order to achieve contentment, you must do what you want, non what someone else wants for you. It is quite similar to that of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin.In the story Abe Lufkin incessantly taught his son, the main character, Myron what not to do, especially to never quit. Myron lived his life the way his father cherished him to live it. He evermore pushed his son because he wanted Myron to be a spitting image of himself. Myron thought distinctly though. Throughout the story, Myron tries several(prenominal) times to veer from his fathers choices for him. Like the time Myron and Abe were to run to see if Myron would go to Judaism camp or not, Myron wanted so soberly to beat his father and have his way, notwith suffering he ends up allow Abe win. .He sprinted tooshie heap to the house, sat down on the stops, and decided it wasnt so bad to go to the mountains in July. When given the chance, he ends up giving up and letting his father win. He believes that something this small isnt worth the fight in the end. Though, later on Myron is faced with a much larger decision. He is unhappy in health check enlighten and wants to quit so that he can find contentment in doing what he wants, even though he knows his father wont agree. This was his biggest decision to escape his father besides he fails. Abe dominates Myron, once once again as he always has.Myron ends up backing down and at long last letting his father win as he always has. Do you give? What? Do you give? You mean, will I go back to school? Thats what I mean. Look, Myron said, youre crazy. Give me your answer. I give. In the end, Myron continues to live under his father. The second element to discuss is the setting. The Setting in The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin seems to have great influence towards the involution of the story. The story seems to be set in the time that the author, Kate Chopin lived in, virtually the nineteenth century.This was a time when a womans independence was looked down on. At this time they believed a man was needed in a womans life to support her. It was a womans job to stay home to cook, clean, and take care of everything in the household. A woman was confined to the home, and men were the ones who went out into the outside world to subject and do other things. Households werent two people coming together like they are today. They were male dominant. This is the life that Louise felt she had to live because thats how society said it had to be.She was trapped in her own lifestyle. The setting in The Carnival Dog, Buyer of Diamonds by Ethan Canin also has an important role towards the conflict of the story. When Myron goes off to The Albert Einstein medical school he is on his own. Though here he feels somewhat trapped. The smell of the school is the same smells of his father, which reminds him of how Abe is getting old. This seems to be parallel to Myrons thoughts of missing out on what makes him happy. No, it wasnt death that bothered Myron it was the downhill plunge of the living body? he muscles that stretched off the bones into folders, the powdery flesh odors of middle-aged men. His fathers life is diminishing, but Myrons soul is diminishing because he is act what someone else wants for him instead of what he wants. That was why Myron wanted to quit medical school. He hated the demise of th e spirit. Through this journey he realizes that he is no longer on constant watch by his father. He took up running and seemed to find freedom. It was his way of letting go where he could do what he wanted and not what anyone else did.Myrons surroundings do his mind click into realizing his full potential because his father isnt around to tell him otherwise. The third element is the characters. Mrs. Louise Mallard is the main character in The Story of an Hour By Kate Chopin. She is a woman who wants to be independent, but never had the opportunity until her husband passed. When she abandoned herself a little utter word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath free, free, free Freedom was like a stretch forth to her, probably because it wasnt something that women had back then.This didnt mean she didnt roll in the hay her husband though. And yet she had loved him? sometimes. Often she had not. She may have been forced into a marriage too qui ckly, which is why she felt this way. She seemed to be held back from her thoughts of independence, but when her husband died it was brought to light. Myron Lufkin is the main character in The Carnival Dog, the Buyer of Diamonds. He as well wants freedom to do what he wants, but instead he pursues what his father, Abe wants for him. He was very obedient to his father and always listened to him.Myron had always wanted to gain the courage to go against his fathers will. he knew, there was something in beating his father that was like the toppling of an old-fashioned king. But no matter how he thought he could stand up to his father, he always gave up. This is what held Myron back from pursuing his own dreams instead of his fathers. Both stories envelop crushed ideas of freedom interpreted in different ways Every time Myron felt he would stand up against his father he backed down and let his fathers opinion submerge his own.Abe always wanted things done the way he saw them, and Myr on always listened and followed. Myron had many opportunities to pursue his own freedom, but always ended up giving in to his father. In The Story of an Hour Louise Mallard was trapped in her own life. She only realized her potential freedom when her husband died. She was finally free and independent. Unfortunately this idea was false as Brently was not actually killed, and the overwhelming news and shut down dreams caused her to die of a heart attack. Both characters had ideal freedoms that were never pursued.